Korea : Food, People, & Randomness

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We initially wanted to stay in Incheon for a day or two but …

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Tinnie dials ...
Girl : Yuh-Bo-Seh-Yo ~~
Tinnie: Hi! Do you speak English?
Girl: Yes ~~
Tinnie: Do you have an available room for Oct. 18?
Girl: October Eighty?
Tinnie: No. Oct. 18 … one … eight … Oct. 18.
Girl: sorry … fully booked.
Tinnie: Alright, Thank you
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Tinnie dials ...
Girl: Yuh-Bo-Seh-Yo ~~
Tinnie: Hello! Can you speak English?
Girl: Ok
Tinnie: uh, do you have a room for Oct. 18?
Girl: %+@&*^8o$^#~@
Tinnie: Sorry? Ehm, do … you … have … a … room … for … Oct. 18?
Girl: De… ??? *dial tone*
Tinnie: …
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Tinnie dials ...
Girl: Yuh-Bo-Seh-Yo … This is ******* Hotel, how can I help you? ~~
Tinnie: Oh, Hi! I just want to inquire if you have an available room for Oct. 18?
Girl: … check – out?
Tinnie: Sorry?
Girl: When you check-out?
Tinnie: Oh! Oct. 19 … just one night
Girl: … sorry, all fully booked.
Tinnie: I see. Is there some kind of event during those days? It seems that everyone is fully booked?
Girl: uh … um, it’s FULLY BOOKED.
Tinnie: oh … okay. Thank you.
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So we went straight to Seoul!

Impression …

They're taller than common Asians.
They are good dressers. I would feel underdressed all the time but then, I'm a 'backpacker'.
Filipino food by default is #1, Japanese used to be #2 but authentic Korean food was unexpectedly very good. It's now my #2.
Surely, I should give Japan a visit for fairness sake.
I love Gimbap, I love Bibimbap, I love Korean Barbecue, and I soooo love Hoddeok.
Where else can I find popsicles with sweet red beans filling, only in Korea!
Red means very spicy. Red means stop. Red means don’t order that.
Korea has the cutest kiddos (but then again my nephew is the cutest by default).
My hair and my skin felt smoother when I was in Korea. I'm thinking it might be because of the food, or maybe it was just me?
I've never seen people wearing suits rolling on the streets for being too drunk, just in Korea.
Men in suits go straight to drinking after work and go back to work in the same suit, drunk (disclaimer: as per Sofia).
Most signs were in Korean characters.
Our conversation with the locals would usually be limited to 'yes' and 'no'.
Proper English grammar doesn’t work.
They are quite nice contrary to what we previously thought, and very polite too.
They're on the phone a lot.
They have nice phones.
Koreans take photos a lot, we took photos a lot; everybody happy.
We order food through pictures and transact with people through calculators.
Calculator is a universal language.
This country is like a baby with such chubby little cheeks that I just couldn’t resist pinching!
Korea = cuteness.
Even vandalisms written on the walls were cute.
Korea = Gadgets Haven.
Korean Culture = Fascinating.
Martin, Janet, Dell … Ono! Dos! Tres! I had the best company.
People asked if we were Malaysian, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese, and Taiwanese. We should put the Filipino tag around our necks next time.
By far, this is my favorite trip.

... until next time.

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